/// @file
/// @author David Pilger <dpilger26@gmail.com>
/// [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/dpilger26/NumCpp)
/// @version 1.3
///
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/// @section Description
/// Raises the input value to an integer power
///
#pragma once

#include "NumCpp/Core/Types.hpp"

namespace nc
{
    namespace utils
    {
        //============================================================================
        ///						Raises the input value to an integer power
        ///
        /// @param      inValue
        /// @param      inPower
        ///
        /// @return     inValue raised to inPower
        ///
        template<typename dtype>
        dtype power(dtype inValue, uint8 inPower) noexcept
        {
            if (inPower == 0)
            {
                return static_cast<dtype>(1);
            }

            dtype returnVal = inValue;
            for (uint8 exponent = 1; exponent < inPower; ++exponent)
            {
                returnVal *= inValue;
            }
            return returnVal;
        }
    }
}
